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Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness
Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness: wherein several important duties, are urged, and the evil of divers common sins, is evinced; delivered in sundry sermons. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Samuel Green upon assignment of Samuel Sewall, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Papists have slain and murdered thousands for maintaining this Truth, and hearing witness against their Sacrilege in depriving the Lords People of the cup; but it is admirable to consider, that the Lord Christ, when he Instituted this Ordinance, did expressly say, Drink ye all of it, Mat. 26. 27. The Lord did not say, when he give the bread, Eat ye all of it, (though he intended that all should eat) but drink ye all; because the Spirit of Christ did foresee; that some would arise in after times denying the cup to all Partakers. Hereby is signified, that Believers do by Faith drink down the blood of Christ, whereby their Souls are cleansed from the guilt of sin, 1 Cor. 10. 10. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the Communion of the blood of Christ? Is not our Communion wit• Christ in respect of the saving benefits purchased by his blood, signified and confirmed when we drink of that blessed cup? it is so. And that we all drink of the same holy Spirit. The Apostle ⟨p. 126⟩hath respect unto that drinking at the Lords Table, which is of divine Institution when he saith, We have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 1 Cor. 13. 13. Intimating that our Communion with Christ in respect of his holy Spirit, is signified, when we all partake of the same blessed cup. Thus we see, that the Lords Supper is a Sacrament.
The Papists have slain and murdered thousands for maintaining this Truth, and hearing witness against their Sacriledge in depriving the Lords People of the cup; but it is admirable to consider, that the Lord Christ, when he Instituted this Ordinance, did expresly say, Drink ye all of it, Mat. 26. 27. The Lord did not say, when he give the bread, Eat ye all of it, (though he intended that all should eat) but drink ye all; because the Spirit of Christ did foresee; that some would arise in after times denying the cup to all Partakers. Hereby is signified, that Believers do by Faith drink down the blood of Christ, whereby their Souls are cleansed from the guilt of sin,